<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=Windows-1252">
<style type="text/css" style="display:none;"> P {margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;} </style>
</head>
<body dir="ltr">
<div class="elementToProof">
<div style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:right">
<br class="ContentPasted1">
<a class="ContentPasted1"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS –
</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;" class="ContentPasted1">Nov. 10, 2023<br style="mso-special-character:line-break" class="ContentPasted1">
<br style="mso-special-character:line-break" class="ContentPasted1">
<o:p class="ContentPasted1"> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">
<b><span style="font-size: 16pt; color: black;" class="ContentPasted1">No. 8 Baylor Equestrian Falls to No. 1 TCU, 14-6<br class="ContentPasted1">
</span></b><i><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;" class="ContentPasted1">After starting strong, Bears lose momentum in the second half<br class="ContentPasted1">
</span></i><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;" class="ContentPasted1">For more information contact:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;" class="ContentPasted1"> Kalie Smith, 409-351-0790,
</span><a href="mailto:Kalie_Smith1@baylor.edu" id="OWA86eb2919-65dd-3631-7d66-13cf44233240" class="OWAAutoLink ContentPasted1" data-loopstyle="linkonly"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Kalie_Smith1@baylor.edu</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink" style="text-decoration: underline; color: blue;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"><o:p class="ContentPasted1"> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">
<o:p class="ContentPasted1"> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">
<b><span style="font-size:10.5pt" class="ContentPasted1">THE RUNDOWN<o:p class="ContentPasted1"> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">
<b><span style="font-size:10.5pt" class="ContentPasted1">BURLESON, Texas </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: 0.25pt; color: black;" class="ContentPasted1">–</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: 0.25pt; color: black;" class="ContentPasted1"> No.
8 </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt" class="ContentPasted1">Baylor (1-4, 1-2) suffered a 14-6 defeat to No. 1 TCU (6-0, 3-0) at Bear Creek Farms Friday morning.<o:p class="ContentPasted1"> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt"><o:p class="ContentPasted1"> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt" class="ContentPasted1">BU showed its fight early with a Fences win and two more points in Reining. The two entered the break tied, but TCU’s strong second half performance proved too difficult to overcome.<o:p class="ContentPasted1"> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">
<o:p class="ContentPasted1"> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt" class="ContentPasted1">The Bears claimed Fences 3-2, their third-consecutive event win. Lauren Reid (87), Dominika Silvestri (70) and Maddie Vorhies (88) picked up points for the Bears. Reid set a new career-high with her 87-ride
aboard Java. Vorhies set a new season-high on her way to a Most Outstanding Performer (MOP) nod.<o:p class="ContentPasted1"> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt"><o:p class="ContentPasted1"> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt" class="ContentPasted1">Baylor dropped Reining 3-2. Sadie Peters (68) and Kalena Reynolds (70.5) added to the tally, setting up a 5-5 tie at the break. Peters’ 68-ride on Bob marks her first-career point.<o:p class="ContentPasted1"> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt"><o:p class="ContentPasted1"> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt" class="ContentPasted1">Silvestri (78) scored the sole point for the Bears in Flat. Silvestri’s 78-ride marks her first Flat point of the season.<o:p class="ContentPasted1"> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt"><o:p class="ContentPasted1"> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt" class="ContentPasted1">Strong Horsemanship rides from the Horned Frogs kept BU at bay.<o:p class="ContentPasted1"> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt"><o:p class="ContentPasted1"> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">
<b><span style="font-size:10.5pt" class="ContentPasted1">NOTABLES<o:p class="ContentPasted1"> </o:p></span></b></p>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-size:10.5pt" class="ContentPasted1">Baylor moves to 25-11 against TCU all-time.<o:p class="ContentPasted1"> </o:p></span></li><li><span style="font-size:10.5pt" class="ContentPasted1">BU Fences has won three consecutive meets, moving to 3-0 in conference play.<o:p class="ContentPasted1"> </o:p></span></li><li><span style="font-size:10.5pt" class="ContentPasted1">Sadie Peters (Reining) collected her first-career point.<o:p class="ContentPasted1"> </o:p></span></li><li><span style="font-size:10.5pt" class="ContentPasted1">Lauren Reid (Fences) set a new career-high with an 87.<o:p class="ContentPasted1"> </o:p></span></li><li><span style="font-size:10.5pt" class="ContentPasted1">Kalena Reynolds (Reining) improves to 2-1 in Big 12 play.<o:p class="ContentPasted1"> </o:p></span></li><li><span style="font-size:10.5pt" class="ContentPasted1">Dominika Silvestri (Flat) picked up her first point of the season.<o:p class="ContentPasted1"> </o:p></span></li><li><span style="font-size:10.5pt" class="ContentPasted1">Maddie Vorhies (Fences) earned her first MOP honor of the season.<o:p class="ContentPasted1"> </o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">
<o:p class="ContentPasted1"> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">
<b><span style="font-size:10.5pt" class="ContentPasted1">STAT OF THE MEET<o:p class="ContentPasted1"> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt" class="ContentPasted1">3- Three Bears remain undefeated in conference play through three Big 12 matchups, including Lauren Reid (Fences), Dominika Silvestri (Fences) and Maddie Vorhies (Fences).<o:p class="ContentPasted1"> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">
<b><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><o:p class="ContentPasted1"> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">
<b><span style="font-size:10.5pt" class="ContentPasted1">TOP QUOTES<o:p class="ContentPasted1"> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">
<b><span style="font-size:10.5pt" class="ContentPasted1">Head Coach Casie Maxwell<o:p class="ContentPasted1"> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">
<i><span style="font-size:10.5pt" class="ContentPasted1">On today’s meet…<o:p class="ContentPasted1"> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt" class="ContentPasted1">“I’m really proud of how much confidence our team exuded today and how much pressure they put on a very tough TCU team. Our Fences squad got us off to a great start and we had a lot of excitement with being
tied at the half. They never stopped fighting today and we were able to ride really mentally confident. This meet was a great demonstration of the progress we’ve made in the last month.”<o:p class="ContentPasted1"> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">
<i><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><o:p class="ContentPasted1"> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">
<b><span style="font-size:10.5pt" class="ContentPasted1">WHAT’S NEXT<o:p class="ContentPasted1"> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt" class="ContentPasted1">No. 8 Baylor (1-4, 1-2) will finish its fall season in Delaware with back-to-back meets next Friday and Saturday, Nov. 17-18, against Delaware State (0-0) and No. 10 UT Martin (1-5, 1-0), respectively.<o:p class="ContentPasted1"> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt"><o:p class="ContentPasted1"> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">
<span style="font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: 0.25pt; color: black;" class="ContentPasted1">To stay up to date throughout the season on all things Baylor equestrian, follow the team on its official Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts: @BaylorEQ.<o:p class="ContentPasted1"> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">
<o:p class="ContentPasted1"> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center; background: white;">
<i><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: 0.25pt; color: black;" class="ContentPasted1">-BaylorBears.com-</span></i><span style="color: black;"><o:p class="ContentPasted1"> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">
<o:p class="ContentPasted1"> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">
<o:p class="ContentPasted1"> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">
<o:p class="ContentPasted1"> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">
<o:p class="ContentPasted1"> </o:p></p>
<br>
</div>
<div id="Signature">
<div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<b></b></div>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-align: start; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
<b><span style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(21, 71, 52);" class="ContentPasted0">Kalie Smith</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px; color: black;" class="ContentPasted0"> | Communications Coordinator (Equestrian)</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; color: black;"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-align: start; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
<span style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px; color: black;" class="ContentPasted0">Department of Athletics | Baylor University</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; color: black;"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-align: start; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
<span style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px; color: black;" class="ContentPasted0">C: 409-351-0790</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; color: black;"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-align: start; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
<span style="font-size: 7.5pt; margin: 0px; color: black;" class="ContentPasted0"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; color: black;"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-align: start; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
<a href="http://baylorbears.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" title="http://baylorbears.com/" data-linkindex="0" style="margin:0px" class="ContentPasted0"><span style="font-size:12pt;margin:0px;text-decoration:none"><img width="160" height="44" alt="signature_2295783129" style="margin:0px;animation:0.1s ease-out 0s 1 normal none running Do8Zj;width:1.6666in;height:0.4583in;min-height:auto;min-width:auto" data-outlook-trace="F:1|T:1" src="cid:a1aeb5c7-c7d3-49a2-a40b-a82c660d9e19"></span></a></p>
<div style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>